Broiler.



A. BOURCHEIX.

BROILER.

APPLICATIQN FILED AUG.25,19|7.

1 ,279,Q37. Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

4 By M ATTORNEYS AIME BOUROHEIX, or NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF T0 LUCIA P. TUCKER, OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

BROILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

Application filed August 25, 1917. Serial No. 188,129.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AIME Bounonrnx, a citizen of France, and a resident of Norwalk, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Broiler, of which the-following is'a full, clear, and exact description. 1

My invention relates to a device particularly adaptable for broiling meats of all kinds.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and convenient contrivance which permits the broiling of meats on a furnace without the discomfort generally caused by the fumes and odors resulting from the open broilin of meats.

Another object of t e invention is to provide a contrivance which will broil, more quickly and without the necessity of lowering the fire and thereby interfere with the proper broiling of the meat and delaying the serving of same.

With the above and other objects in View, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction combina- '-tion and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my broiler;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing the broiler in operative position on the furnace or stove;

Fig. 4: is a rear elevation of the foldable posts for the balance weight; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of the air register in the top.

Referring to the drawings, 6 is a rectangular box made of sheet metal and open at the top and bottom. It is reinforced at the edges. A cover 7 is provided which is hinged to the upper edge of one of the longitudinal walls, the other wall having flanges 8 at the upper edge extending inwardly to form a rest for the cover when closing the box.

The cover 7 preferably bulges outwardly to provide clearance for the meats to be broiled when they are placed on the upper shelves 9 of brackets 10 secured to the rear wall of the box. The front wall has a central vertical opening 11 which stops short of the bottom edge of said wall and across which swings a bracket 12 the arms 13 of which are related correspondingly to the shelves 9 of the brackets 10. On these arms and shelves a broiling iron 14 is placed to support the meat in proper position.

The opening 11 serves as an air inlet. Apertures 15 are provided in the rear wall, near to the bottom of the box through which air is also supplied. This air coacts with the V air coming through the opening 11 so that a continuous current is established about the meat in the iron, the air current following the front wall, top and rear wall of the box and then passing-into the aperture 16 of the furnace over which the box is mounted. The iron 14: is introduced into the box through the top opening by raising the cover. in cases where the stove is provided with a hood it does not permit a complete opening 01 the cover. A counterweight 17 is provided which is connected by a flexible member 18 to the cover 7. The flexible member passes over a pulley 19 which is mounted in an arm 20. The arm is pivotally connected to the rear wall to swing in the plane of same. Said arm has a shoulder 21 which is adapted. to engage a projection 22 of the rear wall so that the arm is locked in a vertical position and thereby the counterweight rendered effective. See dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The cover 7 has apertures 23 therein which are screened by transparent material so that the broiling may be observed therethrough without any necessity of raising the cover. An air register 24: is also provided in the cover, preferably in the central part of same, to permit the exhaust of vapors resultlng from the broiling of fat meats. The melting grease, which causes vapor, must be eliminated, or at least prevented from a long contact with the meat during the process of broiling.

The broiling of the meats being done within the inclosed box, there is no odor or smoke, for the odor generally follows the smoke for which the body of the broiler forms a conduit. The air entering through the openings travels about the meat in a continuous current and forces the smoke toward the bottom of the device and into the furnace opening 16 from where it is drawn through the smoke stack.

The meat in the broiling iron '14 is not only subjected to the fire of the furnace opening 16 but also to the heat reflected from the cover, and also to the hot air cur through the register of the furnace and there is no interference with the fire proper.

lVhile I have described the principle of operation, together with the device which I nowconsider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are with in the scope of the appended claims;

I claim:

1. A broiler comprising a substantially rectangular box open at the top and bottom, a swinging cover at the top, an arm pivotally secured to the wall wherethe cover is secured to swing in the plane of said wall, a pulley carried by said arm, means for look- 'ing said arm in a vertical position,- a counterweight for the cover, a flexible member connecting the counterweight to the cover whereby the same may be maintained at any desired open position, and brackets within the box for supporting a broiling iron therein, said box having openings in the walls thereof for causing an air circulation therein.

2. A broiler comprising a substantially rectangular box open at the bottom and having a cover at the top hin-ged to the rear wall of the box, the front wall'having a vertical opening, a bracket on the outer face of th f nt Wa mo nted to sw ng acr s th opening, and brackets secured within the box to the rear-wall to cooperate with the swinging bracket, whereby a broiling iron may be placed through the top on said brackets, said rear wall having openings in proximity to the bottom.

3. A broiler comprising a substantially rectangular box open at the bottom and having a cover hinged'to the rear wall, an air register substantially in the central part of the cover, the front wall having a central vertical opening, a bracket secured to the front wall on the outer face of same to swing across the vertical opening, vand brackets secured to the rear wall Within the box to cooperate with the swinging bracket, whereby a broiling iron may be placed within the box through the top on said brackets.

' 4-. A' broiler comprising a substantially rectangular-metal box opening at the bottom and having a cover hinged to the rear wall, the front wall having an opening substantially in the central part thereof running from the upper edge substantially to the bottom, a :bracket :having a plurality of arms and pivota lly secured .to the outer surface of the front wall to swing across the opening with the arms, brackets-each secured to the rear wall within the box in proximity of the end walls, each .of said brackets having a plurality of shelves, the relation between the shelves and the arms of the swinging brackets ibeing alike so that a broiling iron may be supported at different levels within the box, the rear wall having a horizontal series of openings near to the bottom edge, and an air register in the cover.

AIME BOUR-CHEIX Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the iGOlllllliSSiOllBl' to! intents.

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